Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
A crowd listened at President Roosevelt's second inaugural address. For the first time, the inauguration was held on Jan. 20.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
President Roosevelt tipped his hat to the crowd after taking the oath of office for his third consecutive term, Jan. 20, 1941.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
People climbed up a tree to catch a glimpse of President Roosevelt's third inaugural address.
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Harry S. Truman, 1949'Democracy alone can supply the vitalizing force to stir the peoples of the world into triumphant action…'

President Truman waved to the crowds during his parade on Jan. 20, 1949.
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Dwight Eisenhower, 1953'How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward the light? Are we nearing the light…?'

After President Eisenhower's inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1953, as the new president watched the inaugural parade from the White House, rodeo trick rider Monte Montana lassoed him.
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John F. Kennedy, 1961'And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.'

The president smiled at his wife, Jacqueline, on his inauguration day, Jan. 20, 1961.
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Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963On Nov. 22, 1963, after President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas and with Mrs. Kennedy at his side, the vice president took the oath of office on Air Force One.
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Richard Nixon, 1969'No man can be fully free while his neighbor is not. To go forward at all is to go forward together.'

Jimmy Carter, 1977'We are a proudly idealistic nation, but let no one confuse our idealism with weakness.'

President Carter rode to Capitol Hill for his inauguration with outgoing President Gerald Ford, left rear, Sen. Howard Cannon, right foreground, and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, left foreground, on Jan. 20, 1977.
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Ronald Reagan, 1981'In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.'

President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, during the inaugural parade, Jan. 20, 1981.
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George H.W. Bush, 1989'For a new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn…the day of the dictator is over.'Ron Edmonds/Associated Press…

Bill Clinton, 1997'There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.'

President Clinton delivered his second inaugural address in front of the Capitol, Jan. 20, 1993.
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George W. Bush, 2001'…America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is…taking root in many nations.'Tim Clary/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images…

Barack Obama, 2009'The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works.'